Employee relation (ER) & General Affairs (GA) Head

Head of employee relations (ER), securities and GA
Location: Bangkok

Employee relations

• Develop and plan labor relations activities.
• Ensure compliance with labor laws, labor union requirements, and Group/Local HR policies.
• Offer advice, guidance, and professional support to department managers on handling extraordinary employee situations.
• Serve as a neutral and trusted partner for employees.
• Be a reasonable and trusted counterpart in union negotiations to mitigate the risk of labor strikes.
• Stay current and document all labor laws and situations in Thailand.
• Maintain and update the employee handbook and local HR policies.
• Sustain relationships with the Ministry of Labor, Labor Union Committee, and labor union.
• Stay engaged with the labor union committee through regular meetings.
• Oversee the reporting, advising, and management of labor cases.
• Provide training programs on the content of the employee handbook.
• Offer help and support to disabled employees.
• Monitor, review, and update internal rules and regulations to ensure compliance with all laws.
• Facilitate focus group sessions to gather employee feedback and analyze overall employee conditions.
• Collaborate with functional leaders to create action plans for improving employee conditions and follow up on progress, closing implementation gaps to achieve engagement targets.
• Share knowledge with relevant HR functions to ensure alignment in HR initiatives.

Security

• Ensure the appropriate level of security support is provided to each building / site that aligns with customer requirements and global security standard.
• Ensure smooth fraud / security breach case investigations in conjunction with HR (employee relations) and local security coordinator.
• Develop country-level strategic direction for security and coordinate security efforts across the company and functions.
• Review and approve security policies, standards, and procedures in alignment with global guidelines.
• Manage and control the security budget effectively.
• Oversee security surveillance and control across the plants.
• Support investigations into fraud cases and security breaches.

General affairs management

• Develop strategic direction and ensure effective implementation of General Services Management, including transportation, canteen, and cleaning services.
• Review and approve contractor selection guidelines and criteria together with procurement & finance & legal team as per criteria
• Ensure operations of contractors are smoothed across production plants and provide suggestion if needed
• Ensure compliance with permits and licenses, such as food licenses, for operations.

Qualifications

• Fluent in Thai and good command in English.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Labor Law, Political Science, Human Resource Management.
• Drive the solution to most complex business problems.
• Possess the strategic perspective and create sustained results (financial, non-financial).
• Demonstrate ability to make hard decisions, making the right trade-offs.
• Effectively plan and efficiently deliver exceptional work while handling both volume and complexity.
• Inspirational leader; practices genuine humility and places the team above their own interests.
• Self-motivated and hungry enough to work hard; willing to change.
• Smart about other people; has an ability to lead, manage, motivate, and run own team of future leaders.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills; interact effectively with the organization.